Han Solo Frozen in Chocolonite

We've almost hit Valentine's Day and some of us are struggling to find the perfect Valentine for the geeky guy or girl in our life. I've actually managed to turn a Christmas present I received into a Valentine-making factory.

I present to you:

Han Solo: Frozen in Carbonite Chocolonite

Chocolate is a Valentine's Day hallmark, but a Hersey's bar isn't exactly very personable. You can use fun silicon ice cube trays to melt and remold chocolate into fun and customized shapes. I used my Han Solo ice cube tray purchased from Thinkgeek. Thinkgeek also offers trays shaped like the Bat Symbol, Pac Man, Companion Cubes and many more.

Step 1:  Set up a boiler to melt your chocolate. (Any chocolate can be used, but I chose Dove brand.)

Chocolate is very easy to burn and a horrible mess when you do. A simple way to avoid this is to fill a pot with water and place a bowl inside the pot. This way the chocolate is not directly heated by the stove and is less likely to burn.

Be sure to stir the chocolate constantly.


Step 2: Once your chocolate is melted, transfer it to the clean ice cube trays. You do not need to grease or add anything to the trays. Try to spread it evenly and be sure the bottom is full and without air bubbles.

  Step 3: Put your molds in the freezer and wait. I like to leave them in over night and continue to store them in the fridge to avoid any deformation or melting of the mold. 







Step 4: Carefully remove the chocolate from the mold. Depending on which mold you chose this could be tricky. Han Solo is fairly easy due to the brick-like quality of the mold and the thickness of the bars. You can wrap in wax paper with ribbon for gifting.